أخاصمُI quarrel with نورlight البدرthe full moon عمداًdeliberately لعلنيperhaps I
أخاصمُ نور البدر عمداً لعلني
أخاصمكمI quarrel with you والهجرُand estrangement يؤذنheralds بالهجرwith estrangement
أخاصمكم والهجرُ يؤذن بالهجر
I deliberately quarrel with the full moon’s light, hoping I may
I deliberately defy the light of the full moon
quarrel with you, while estrangement heralds estrangement.
I defy you all while separation portends parting
أخاصمI quarrel with روحيmy soul حينwhen يطلبit seeks نأيكمdistance from you
أخاصم روحي حين يطلب نأيكم
وأسألand I ask عنكمabout you فيin سراريmy privacy وفيand in جهرىmy openness
وأسأل عنكم في سراري وفي جهرى
I quarrel with my soul when it seeks distance from you,
I defy my soul when it asks for your remoteness
and I ask after you, in private and openly.
And I ask about you in my intimate thoughts and openly
سأذكركمI shall remember you ذكرremembrance الهديلthe cooing dove أليفهits mate
سأذكركم ذكر الهديل أليفه
وأصفحand I forgive عماfor whatever قدmay تريدونyou intend منof ضرّىharm to me
وأصفح عما قد تريدون من ضرّى
I shall remember you as a cooing dove remembers its mate,
I will remember you like a camel yearns for his accustomed rider
and forgive whatever harm you may intend for me.
And I will overlook whatever hurts you intend for me
أناI الفاتكthe reckless one الفضاحthe revealer بالوجدwith passionate longing والهوىand love
أنا الفاتك الفضاح بالوجد والهوى
فقولواso say الذيwhat تهوونyou desire فيin الحبlove منabout أمرىmy conduct
فقولوا الذي تهوون في الحب من أمرى
I am reckless, laying bare my longing and love;
I am the forsaken lover, wanton with passion and love
so say what you please about my conduct in love.
So say what you wish regarding my love
سأذكرI shall remember أنىthat I قدindeed شقيتI suffered بحبكمthrough loving you
سأذكر أنى قد شقيت بحبكم
وأنىand that I فضّحتُI laid bare المكتّمwhat was concealed منof سرىmy secret
وأنى فضّحتُ المكتّم من سرى
I shall remember that I have suffered through loving you,
I will recall that I suffered loving you
and that I laid bare what was concealed of my secret.
And that I disclosed the secret within me
سلامٌpeace علىupon العهدthe pledge الذيwhich تعرفونهyou know it
سلامٌ على العهد الذي تعرفونه
سلامٌpeace علىupon مثواهits resting place فيin غابةforest الصبرpatience
سلامٌ على مثواه في غابة الصبر
Peace be upon the pledge you know,
Greetings to the pact you know
peace be upon its resting place in the forest of patience.
Greetings to its dwelling in the forest of patience
سلامٌpeace علىupon نائينthose far away ناسينthose who forget لمnot أكنI was
سلامٌ على نائين ناسين لم أكن
لأذكرهمto remember them لولاwere it not for جوىburning anguish الحبlove فيin صدريmy breast
لأذكرهم لولا جوى الحب في صدري
Peace be upon those distant and forgetful; I would not have
Greetings to the remote ones who forgot me
remembered them, were it not for love’s burning anguish in my breast.
I would not have remembered them were it not for the ardour of love in my chest